California Labor Federation Delegation Visits Israel

SAG -AFTRA National Board member Ellen Crawford joined fellow California Labor Federation vice presidents in a delegation to Israel Nov. 10–16. The Israeli labor federation, Histadrut, invited CLF Chief Officer Art Pulaski to assemble the delegation and hosted meetings with Israeli labor leaders, government officials and workers in an exchange of ideas, strategies and history. In an extraordinary itinerary, the California Federation leaders were escorted through Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Nazareth, Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, meeting additionally with the Jewish-Arab Institute, Palestinian construction workers and disabled worker activists.

Photo: National Board member Ellen Crawford with the delegation in front of the Knesset, Israel’s parliament.